Czechs Wikipedia Quotes & Sayings

Cattle did not have to be led to water. They came eagerly to the trough and drank while Almanzo pumped, then they hurried back to the warm barns, and each went to its own place. Each cow turned into her own stall and put her head between her own stanchions. They never made a mistake.
Whether this was because they had more sense than horses, or because they had so little sense that they did everything by habit, Father did not know. — Laura Ingalls Wilder

If thou has a bundle of thorns in thy lot, there is no need to sit down on it. — Jeremy Taylor

I always feel I do it too slow, but then others do it faster. — Eugene Ormandy

It is impossible to know for certain how many innocent drug defendants convict themselves every year by accepting a plea bargain out of fear of mandatory sentences, — Michelle Alexander

From the death of the old the new proceeds, and the life of truth from the death of creeds. — John Greenleaf Whittier

No matter how long you live, die young. — Elbert Hubbard

One or two of my friends set longevity records for people who had AIDS. What they did, incredibly hard though it was, was to practice meditation, positive thinking and they worked out physically quite a bit. — Frederick Lenz

I like the idea of playing a historical detective. — Eva Mendes

Until the reality of equality between man and woman is fully established and attained, the highest social development of mankind is not possible. — Abdu'l- Baha

Nowadays when we bow our heads before meals, we no longer say grace - we receive it. — Jared Brock

Followers are always watching what you do. And people do what people see! If you are a leader seeking to make your vision come alive, then there is no better way to accomplish this than by living it: Modeling your expectations, setting the example by your actions, and showing the way through leading. Your followers, who are watching, will see in you the living picture of the vision, and you will produce the energy, motivation and passion to keep it going. — John C. Maxwell

Never trust a woman who wears mauve, whatever her age may be, or a woman over thirty-five who is fond of pink ribbons. — Oscar Wilde

Appealing workplaces are to be avoided. One wants a room with no view, so imagination can meet memory in the dark. — Annie Dillard

That was the second major lie I told that week. It gets easier, in some ways; now I lie without expending any effort. But I think each one has its own weight. One alone may barely register, like a grain of sand in the palm of one's hand. But soon enough there's more than can be held and they start to slip through our grasp if we are not careful. — Emma Newman